Coast Mountain Bus Company route 301 'Newton Exchange / Brighouse Station'

301 Newton Exchange/Brighouse Station
Alexander Dennis Enviro500 – 19425 heading back to Brighouse Station during a snowstorm.
Service Area	Surrey Delta Richmond
Termini	Newton Exchange Richmond–Brighouse Station
Operations	Richmond Transit Centre
Vehicles	ADL Enviro500 NFI XD40 * Nova Bus LFS * Nova Bus LFS Suburban ** Orion V **
Branches	301 Newton Exchange Express 301 Brighouse Station Express
* Rare occasions in the event of a bus shortage ** On rare occasions

301 Newton Exchange/Brighouse Station is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Route Details

This is an east-west express route connecting Richmond–Brighouse Station and Newton Exchange in Surrey. Service runs daily every 30 minutes, increasing to every 10–12 minutes during peak hours.

Eastbound trips depart Richmond–Brighouse Station from Saba Road & No. 3 Road heading east on Saba Road, north on Buswell Street, east on Westminster Highway, north onto Garden City Road to access Alderbridge Way heading east and then Highway 91 where Alderbridge meets Shell Road. It continues east on Highway 91 taking the Westminster Highway exit and making a stop before returning back onto Highway 91 and across the Annacis Channel, where it takes the Cliveden Avenue exit and makes another stop before returning onto Highway 91 and across the Alex Fraser Bridge. It takes the Nordel Way exit and heads east on Nordel, then east on 84th Avenue, south on Scott Road, and east on 74th Avenue to Scottsdale Exchange. Continuing from Scottsdale Exchange, the route heads east on 74th Avenue, south on 122nd Street, east on 72nd Avenue, and south on 136B Street, east on 71A Avenue to Newton Exchange.

Westbound trips depart Newton Exchange heading east on 71A Avenue, north on 137 Street, west on 72nd Avenue, north on 122nd Street, west on 74th Avenue to Scottsdale Exchange. Continuing from Scottsdale Exchange, the route continues west on 74th Avenue, north on Scott Road, west on 84th Avenue, west on Nordel Way, taking Highway 91 heading north across the Alex Fraser Bridge and taking the Cliveden Avenue exit to make a stop. The route returns onto Highway 91 and crosses the Annacis Channel and takes the Westminster Highway exit to make a stop, then returns onto Highway 91 heading west becoming Alderbridge Way, south on Garden City Road, west on Westminster Highway, south on No. 3 Road, and east on Saba Road to its terminus.

301 Express Stops

Pick-up and drop-off service at all stops.

Stop Accessibility Bus Connections Notes Newton Exchange (Bay 10) R1 319 321 322 323 324 325 335 341 342 393 72nd Avenue & 132nd Street 319 324 72nd Avenue & 128th Street 319 322 393 72nd Avenue & 126th Street 319 322 72nd Avenue & 124th Street 319 322 72nd Avenue & 122A Street (westbound) 72nd Avenue & 122nd Street (eastbound) 319 322 Stop introduced in October 2018 Scottsdale Exchange (Bay 3 – Newton Exchange) (Bay 8 – Brighouse Station) 310 311 312 316 319 322 329 340 364 391 Scott Road & 80th Avenue 319 Eastbound stop not accessible Scott Road & 84th Avenue 314 319 329 Eastbound stop not accessible 84th Avenue & 116th Street 314 316 391 84th Avenue & 112th Street 312 314 84th Avenue & 108th Street Highway 91 & Cliveden Avenue 340 388 Highway 91 & Westminster Highway 410 418 Alderbridge Way & May Drive 405 416 Stop introduced in September 2020 Garden City Road & Lansdowne Road 407 416 Garden City Road & Westminster Highway 405 407 Richmond–Brighouse Station (Bay 6) 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 410 414 416 430 N10

Points of Interest

• Richmond–Brighouse Station (Bay 6)
• Richmond Centre
• Kwantlen Polytechnic University – Richmond and Surrey campuses
• Alex Fraser Bridge
• North Delta Park
• Scott 72 Centre
• Scottsdale Exchange (Bay 3 – Newton Exchange) (Bay 8 – Brighouse Station)
• Strawberry Hill Mall
• Newton Exchange (Bay 10)

History

• September 2004 - Service introduced connecting Airport Station and Newton Exchange
• December 2005 - Western terminus relocated to Richmond Centre from Airport Station and stopping procedures revised to pickup/drop-off allowed at all stops. Service on No. 3 Road north of Richmond Centre discontinued
• September 2009 - Sunday service introduced
• October 2009 - Bus bays relocated at Richmond–Brighouse Station; placement moved from former Bay 5 to Bay 1
• April 2011 - Due to low ridership, service after 8pm on weekends discontinued
• April 2012 - Orion V coaches introduced to the route for added passenger comfort
• September 2019 - Operations moved from Surrey Transit Centre to Richmond Transit Centre in preparation for the introduction of Alexander Dennis Enviro500 double-decker buses
• November 2019 - Double-decker buses introduced
• December 2019 - Eastbound routing at Brighouse Station revised to go via Saba, Buswell, and Westminster instead of Saba, Buswell, Cook, No. 3, Westminster

References

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